Ergonomic Study Of Innovative Waste Receptacle Design

Over 2 million people within the United States work in the janitorial industry. Back and shoulder injuries are the two leading injuries reported by the U.S. Department of Labor (2010) often related to the actions of lifting and emptying of trash receptacles.

N.S. Industrial & Design (NSID) has developed a trash receptacle, the REV 360, which reduces musculoskeletal demands imposed on janitorial staff. An ergonomic study, sponsored by NSID, but independently conducted by the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, investigated the biomechanics of the emptying action for three different receptacles; the REV 360 receptacle and two traditional receptacles.

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